Gas water heater draft hoods provide additional air for the combustion process gases, to be properly pulled out from the burner chamber (base of the water heater), into the water heater vent pipe and the chimney.
Mycelium is a block added in Minecraft the same time as the introduction of the Mushroom Biomes in Minecraft 1.9pre1. Mycelium can only be found and only can be found in Mushroom Biomes. Mycelium resembles dirt in that it can be broken with a shovel and it without a 'Silk Touch' enchanted tool it only drops dirt when broken. Mycelium also lets off a small particle effect the same as Bedrock.
The increased nitrogen fertilizes the area of lawn and creates a dark green formation. The mycelium of the fungi seeps deep within the affected soil and becomes so thick that it prohibits moisture from penetrating the soil. This is the reason you may see dead grass inside the dark green circle.